A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.95/5.15.18/5.16.4. Affected by this issue is the function QueryVariableInfo of the component efi. The manipulation leads to denial of service.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-48769. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.